Neowin News Feed for: Patches

Internet Explorer 9 beta update brings stability fix

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:51:32 +0000

Yesterday Microsoft released two updates for Internet Explorer 9, including a stability fix for various problems throughout the browser, and another that resolves an issue on 64-bit machines with Windows Live Essentials 2011. Users with automatic... Read more...

Patch support for Windows XP SP2 ends tomorrow

Tzvi Friedman — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:20:28 +0100

Windows XP, the stalwart OS that kept Microsoft chugging through the rollercoaster days of Windows Vista, will be officially taking versions of XP running SP2 off the patch schedule tomorrow. This comes as no surprise,... Read more...

Microsoft silently patches major vulnerability

Brandon Boyce — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:40:02 +0100

The security firm, Core Security Technologies, has gone through Microsoft's monthly Windows patches and found three bugs that were silently patched through other patches. As part of Microsoft's internal policies, they do not disclose bugs... Read more...

Microsoft Patches Blocked for Some Admins

Steven Parker — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:13:47 +0100

Microsoft on Monday said it is working on a patch to correct an issue that has rendered some administrators using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 unable to download and install last week's security updates.... Read more...

Four Microsoft security patches due next week

Steven Parker — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:47:37 +0100

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Microsoft plans to fix critical bugs in its Word, Publisher, and Jet database software next week. The software vendor also plans to release a less-critical update for its antivirus products, fixing a flaw that attackers... Read more...

Microsoft fastest to issue OS patches, Sun Slowest

franzon — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:35:09 +0100

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Symantec's comprehensive security report on the malware industry from July 1 to December 31, 2007, is now avaible in its 100+ page glory. Symantec broke down information on patch development time by operating system... Read more...

Apple patches 11 QuickTime bugs

Steven Parker — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:02:25 +0100

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Apple Inc. patched QuickTime late Wednesday to fix 11 flaws in the Mac and Windows versions of the media player. All but two of the bugs could be used by hackers to hijack users' machines.... Read more...

Microsoft preps four Office patches

Steven Parker — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:28:27 +0000

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Microsoft is planning at least four security updates this week in its Patch Tuesday release for March. The security update will address four vulnerabilities, all of which have been given Microsoft's highest alert level of... Read more...

Upcoming Microsoft patches focus on media formats

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:31:04 +0000

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Microsoft will issue seven security updates next Tuesday, including critical sets of patches for Windows and Internet Explorer. The three critical updates are all for Windows components, Microsoft said in a note on the upcoming... Read more...

Microsoft schedules seven patches for next week

Slimy — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:56:44 +0100

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Next Patch Tuesday, Microsoft plans to release seven security updates for: Windows, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Word, and SharePoint – four of the seven will be rated critical, Microsoft's highest ranking, while the remainder will... Read more...

Apple patches QuickTime flaw

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:01:13 +0100

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Apple has patched a flaw in QuickTime that could allow for remote attacks. The fix addresses a vulnerability in the Windows Vista and XP versions of QuickTime, which is commonly installed as a browser plug-in... Read more...

iPhone users now fear security patches, say analysts

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:15:43 +0100

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Apple's decision last week to bundle an iPhone-crippling firmware upgrade with 10 security patches for the device was a mistake, analysts said Monday. Thursday's iPhone Update 1.1.1 included not only new features and functionality --... Read more...

Mozilla Patches QuickTime/Firefox Flaw

Sagittarius — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:36:06 +0100

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Mozilla has released a patch today for its popular Firefox webbrowser which ditches the ability to run arbitrary script from the Firefox command line, a quick fix for a year-old QuickTime bug that could be... Read more...

Microsoft releases super bundle of security patches

DreadBoat89 — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:23:58 +0100

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Microsoft has released what security experts are calling one of the most significant security fixes this year. On Tuesday morning, the software maker pushed out nine sets of patches, called updates in Microsoft parlance, fixing... Read more...

Symantec patches critical Norton flaw

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:15:35 +0100

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A bug in the way Norton AntiVirus software uses the ActiveX programming language could cause serious problems for users of Symantec's products. On Thursday, Symantec patched the flaw warning that a bug in two ActiveX... Read more...

Oracle Plans 46 Patches for Update

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:13:42 +0100

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Oracle has plans to deliver 46 security fixes for its customers by July 17. According to an Oracle security announcement, the patches will plug security holes in Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Collaboration Suite,... Read more...

Apple Patches More Holes

Slimy — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:09:05 +0100

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Apple has updates out for security problems in WebCore (Mac OS X's HTML layout engine) and WebKit, the application framework that serves as an underpinning for many Mac applications. The issue concerning Apple's WebKit browser... Read more...

Exploits Hot on the Heels of Microsoft's Patches

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:35:20 +0100

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Exploits appeared within hours for two of the bugs that Microsoft Corp. fixed Tuesday. Microsoft's June set of security updates patched 15 separate vulnerabilities, nine of them labeled "critical," the company's most serious threat rating.... Read more...

Microsoft to release four critical patches next week

Slimy — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:30:00 +0100

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Microsoft has announced plans to issue four "critical" security bulletins next week that address vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Windows Mail in Vista. "Critical" is the most severe ranking Microsoft assigns to... Read more...

F-Secure Patches Flaws in Products

Slimy — Thu, 31 May 2007 22:00:37 +0100

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Finnish security vendor F-Secure has patched multiple vulnerabilities in three product lines: F-Secure's Anti-Virus, Internet Gatekeeper and Internet Security product suites. A buffer overflow vulnerability lying in the processing of LHA archives could have allowed... Read more...